(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College baseball team (23-7, 11-7 in ACCAC) hosted an ACCAC conference doubleheader against Paradise Valley Community College (19-10, 13-5) on Monday at the West Campus Aztec Field.
The No. 12 ranked Aztecs won the first game in a run-rule but couldn’t complete the rally as they fell in the second game.
Freshman Jackson Glueck finished the day 3 for 7 with an RBI and five runs scored. Sophomore Collin Senior (Horizon HS) went 5 for 8 with two RBIs and three runs. Freshman Leon Cereceres was 3 for 7 with three RBIs and a run in the lead-off spot. Freshman Luis Pablo Navarro (Walden Grove HS) picked up the win in the first game and freshman Shawn Barros (Salpointe Catholic HS) took the loss in the second game.
Game 1: (12) Pima Aztecs 13, Paradise Valley Pumas 3 (6 innings)
Sophomore Ray Jesse hit a walk-off RBI single to seal the win in the 6th inning.
The Aztecs fell behind 3-0 heading into the bottom of the 2nd inning. Freshman Mike Jones (Canyon del Oro HS) put the Aztecs on the board with an RBI single to drive in Glueck, and three batters later, Cereceres tied the game at 3-3 with a two-run RBI single to score Jones and freshman Ramon Martinez.
The Aztecs continued the momentum in the 3rd inning with five more runs. Glueck and Senior hit back-to-back RBI singles as they took advantage of two errors and a passed ball to take an 8-3 lead.
They tacked on another four runs in the 5th inning. Martinez and Jesse had two straight RBI hits and sophomore Caden Richards capped the inning with his RBI double to bring in Cereceres as Pima went up 12-3.
Jesse closed out the game going 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run while Richards went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run. Cereceres was 1 for 2 with two RBIs, a run and two walks. Glueck and Martinez each finished 1 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Senior went 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run and Jones finished 1 for 4 with an RBI and a run.
Navarro picked up the win as he pitched five innings, giving up three runs (three earned) on four hits with three strikeouts and three walks on 86 pitches.
PVCC 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 4
PCC 0 3 5 0 4 1 13 10 2
W – Navarro (6-1). 2B: Richards, Martinez. SB: Glueck
Game 2: Paradise Valley Pumas 14, (12) Pima Aztecs 8
The Pumas scored runs in the first eight innings as the Pima rally fell short.
The Aztecs got their offense going in the 4th and 5th innings. After two straight singles by Glueck and Senior, freshman Zach Plasschaert stepped in and drove out a three-run homer to cut the deficit to 7-4 in the 4th inning.
Senior and Plasschaert hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the 5th inning. Jones hit an RBI single to plate Plasschaert, and Cereceres’ RBI single capped the inning after Jones came in to score. The Aztecs trailed 9-8.
The Pumas responded with five unanswered runs to close out the game.
Plasschaert hit his first RBI double of the day in the 2nd inning as he closed out the game 4 for 5 with five RBIs and two runs scored. Glueck went 2 for 4 with three runs while Senior was 3 for 5 with an RBI and two runs. Cereceres finished 2 for 5 with an RBI and Jones was 1 for 4 with an RBI and a run.
Barros took the loss as he started the game and pitched two and one-third innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits with two walks.
PVCC 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 14 16 1
PCC 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 8 14 3
L – Barros (1-1). 2B: Plasschaert 2, Senior. HR: Plasschaert.
The Aztecs will hit the road on Saturday for an ACCAC conference doubleheader at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The first game starts at noon.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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